Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width Standard Wide Links Standard Orange Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Technology companies spent part of the 2010s trying to convince us that we would want an 8K display one day. In 2012, Sharp brought the first 8K TV prototype to the CES trade show in Las Vegas. In 2015, the first 8K TVs started selling in Japan for 16 million yen (about 133,034 at the time), and in 2018, Samsung released the first 8K TVs in the US, starting at a more reasonable 3,500. By 2016, the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) had a specification for supporting 8K (Display Port1.4), and the HDMI Forum followed suit (with HDMI 2.1). By 2017, Dell had an 8K computer monitor. In 2019, LG released the first 8K OLED TV, further pushing the industrys claim that 8K TVs were the future. A marketing image for 8K TVs thats (still) on LGs US website. Credit: LG A marketing image for 8K TVs thats (still) on LGs US website. Credit: LG However, 8K never proved its necessity or practicality. TV companies are quitting 8K LG Display is no longer making 8K LCD or OLED panels, FlatpanelsHD reported today. Earlier this month, an LG Display representative told FlatpanelsHD that the panel supplier is taking a comprehensive view of current display market trends and the trends within the 8K content ecosystem. As our technical readiness is already complete, LG Display is fully prepared to respond immediately whenever the market and customers deter
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